USPTO Patents Application 10727780

PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

(Case No. 03-1070 (400.139))

Filed:

Serial No.

HE APPLICATION OF:

McSwiggen et al.

December 3, 2003

10/727,780

Group Art Unit:

Examiner:

To Be Assigned

1645

Title

Inhibition of Gene Expression Using
Duplex Forming Oligonucleotides

Confirmation No.:

7111

TRANSMITTAL LETTER

Mail Stop Missing Parts
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Dear Sir or Madam:

In regard to the above identified application:

1 . We are transmitting herewith the attached:

a. Response to the Notice to Comply;

b. Copy of Notice to Comply;

c. Petition for One Month Extension of Time

d. Sequence Listing Compliance Statement

e. Transmittal letters for Copy 1 and Copy 2 cd-roms

f. Return Receipt Postcard.

2. With respect to additional fees,

L*] A check in the amount of $60.00 is enclosed in compliance with 37 CFR 1.17(a)(1)

3. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION: Please charge any additional fees or credit overpayment to Deposit
Account No. 1 3-2490. A duplicate copy of this sheet is enclosed.

4. CERTIFICATE OF MAILING UNDER 37 CFR § 1.8: The undersigned hereby certifies that this
Transmittal Letter and the paper, as described in paragraph 1 hereinabove, are being deposited with the
United States Postal Service with sufficient postage as first class mail in an envelope addressed to: Mail
Stop Missing Parts, Commissioner for Patents, P. O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450, on June 10,
2005.

Date: June 10, 2005

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
300 South Wacker Drive, 32 nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: (312)913-0001
Facsimile: (312) 913-0002

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Application No. 1 0/727,803
Response to Notice to Comply June 10^ 2005
Attorney Docket No.03-1070 (400.139)

PATENT

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

. (Case No. 03-1070 (400.139))

IN' THE APPLICATION OF:

McSwiggen et al.
Serial No. 10/727,780
Filed: December 3, 2003

Title

Inhibition of Gene Expression Using
Duplex Forming Oligonucleotides

Examiner: To Be Assigned

Group Art Unit: 1645
Confirmation No. : 7111

RESPONSE TO NOTICE TO COMPLY

Mail Stop Missing Parts
Commissioner for Patents
P.O. Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450

Sir:

Responsive to the Notice to Comply with requirements for Patent Applications Containing
Nucleotide Sequence And/Or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures, mailed March 11, 2005, of
which a copy is attached, Applicants submit herewith the following Sequence Listing on CD-rom,
in duplicate form and Computer Readable form complying with the requirements of 37 CFR
1.822 and/or 1.823.

Respectfully submitted,

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

Date: June 10, 2005

n J. Derry
No. 50,692

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APPLICATION NUMBER

FILING OR 371"(c7DATE

FIRST NAMED APPLICANT

ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER

10/727,780

12/03/2003

James McSwiggen

MBHB03-1070 (400/139)

020306

MCDONNELL BOEHNEN HULBERT & BE
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32ND FLOOR
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CONFIRMATION NO. 7111
FORMALITIES LETTER

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Date Mailed: 03/11/2005

NOTICE TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS FOR PATENT APPLICATIONS
CONTAINING NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE AND/OR AMINO ACID SEQUENCE

DISCLOSURES

Filing Date Granted

Applicant is given TWO MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE within which to file the items indicated
below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained under the provisions of 37 CFR 1 .136(a).

• A copy of the "Sequence Listing" in computer readable form has been submitted. However, the content of
the computer readable form does not comply with the requirements of 37 CFR 1 .822 and/or 1 .823, as
indicated on the attached copy of the marked -up "Raw Sequence Listing." Applicant must provide a *
substitute computer readable form (CRF) copy of the "Sequence Listing" and a statement that the conterrj ,
of the sequence listing information recorded in computer readable form is identical to the written (on pape^/
or compact disc) sequence listing and, where applicable, includes no new matter, as required by 37 CFR
1 .821 (e), 1 .821 (f), 1 .821 (g), 1 .825(b), or 1 .825(d).

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